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Scots health board fined £200k after patient took her own life at Glasgow hospital amid 'failings'

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Scotland’s largest health board has been fined £200,000 after a patient took her own life in hospital. Anne Clelland was found unconscious in the en-suite toilet of her room in Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on May 18, 2015.

The 49 year-old - who had a history of self-harm - was admitted following an overdose. She was due to be moved to a psychiatric hospital three days before her death but this did not take place because of a "failure of communication." Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read

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